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Fund for Change

Liberty Hill Foundation

NontraditionalParticipatory grantmaking

Liberty Hill's participatory grantmaking program for Los Angeles County grassroots organizing, where a Community Funding Board of community members and activists interviews applicants, conducts site visits, and guides who is funded and at what level.

Indicative award
Amount not published (varies by call)No grant size or range is published in the guidelines; the Community Funding Board sets the level of support for each grantee.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Nov, Dec, JanNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.An alignment survey opens mid-November; the 2026 survey deadline was January 5, 2026. Aligned groups are invited to apply in late January, full applications are due mid-February, site visits run February-March, and decisions are announced in April.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Organizations doing community organizing for social and economic justice in Los Angeles County, with an average annual budget under $1 million over three years. Groups are eligible regardless of 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship. Geography is non-negotiable; universities are not the target applicant.
SSWR clusters
Topics
community organizing · los angeles county · power building · emerging groups
Apply at
https://www.libertyhill.org/how-we-work/grantmaking/fund-for-change/guidlines/
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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